A lieutenant colonel is on trial after being accused of skimming payments for battlefield injuries. He denies the specifics of Russia’s accusation but acknowledges engaging in a payouts scheme.
Retailers in UK plan to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs
BRC survey finds finance bosses expect technology to improve productivity, with 69% pessimistic about the economyUK retailers are planning to cut staff hours and jobs amid rising employment costs and pessimism about the economy.Almost two-thirds (61%) …
Councils in England call for ‘radical’ means testing of Send school transport
Demand is rising at unsustainable rate and could cost £3.4bn by 2030-31, local authorities warnFamilies who have children with special educational needs and disabilities (Send) should be means tested for school transport, according to councils in Engla…
Beef and lamb get 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, study finds
Report says common agricultural policy provides ‘unfair’ levels of support to unhealthy, meat-heavy dietsBeef and lamb receive 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, a report has found, despite scientists urging people to get more of their protei…
US funding for global internet freedom ‘effectively gutted’
Programme that funds groups building tech to evade oppressive government controls under serious threatFor nearly two decades, the US quietly funded a global effort to keep the internet from splintering into fiefdoms run by authoritarian governments. No…
FCC Chair Brendan Carr claps back at Stephen Colbert over ‘Late Show’ interview controversy
Stephen Colbert claims CBS told him not to broadcast an interview with Senate candidate James Talarico
News24 | New Mexico to investigate claims of buried bodies at Jeffrey Epstein’s Zorro Ranch
New Mexico’s Department of Justice said the state was investigating an allegation, which emerged from documents released by the US Department of Justice, that the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ordered the bodies of two foreign girls buried outside …
‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean | New Zealand
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At least 37 killed in Nigeria mine carbon monoxide poisoning: Reports
Illegal mining is a widespread issue in Nigeria, where operations lack both government oversight and safety protocols.
N Korea’s Kim unveils 50 rocket launchers ahead of key congress
Kim hails nuclear-capable weapons as ‘wonderful’ and ‘attractive’ as N Korea gears up for a once-in-five-year congress.